(GoRealNewsNow.com) – BREAKING NEWS NOW: A tragic bus accident occurred in southern Mexico Friday, resulting in the loss of 18 lives among Venezuelan and Haitian migrants who were likely headed toward the Southern Border of the United States, while 27 others sustained injuries, according to state authorities.
The attorney general’s office in the state of Oaxaca, where the accident happened, provided details regarding the victims. Among those who lost their lives were 13 men, two women, and three children.
Following the incident, the injured individuals were swiftly transported to nearby hospitals. However, the statement did not specify their nationalities.
Photographs released by the Oaxaca State Civil Protection Agency depict the bus, which was traveling along the highway connecting Oaxaca and the central state of Puebla, overturned on a sharp curve in the road.
This tragic accident occurs in the context of a significant influx of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. Migrants often undertake dangerous journeys across Mexico, using buses, trucks, or even cargo trains, in their attempts to reach their desired destinations.
BREAKING: Bus carrying migrants overturns in southern #Mexico, killing at least 18 people pic.twitter.com/7RaohdWRdv
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